KEEPING SENIORS SAFE WHILE MASSACHUSETTS RE-OPENS Massachusetts phased approach to re-opening requires the support of everyone. As essential healthcare workers, we’ve had the benefit of working throughout this pandemic and we have a clear understanding of infection control. We’ve followed the guidelines established and it is important to note that we all must continue to […]
Living Well at Home
Learn how home care services can help you safely age in place Don’t Wait Asking for help doesn’t mean giving up independence. If you consider the alternative, you’re actually being proactive in supporting your own independence! What do I mean you ask? Consider laundry, which is a chore for all of us. Having someone come […]
Patient Safety Awareness
This week is Patient Safety Awareness Week! As recognized and observed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), this week is dedicated to encouraging everyone to learn more about healthcare safety and this is especially important for the senior population. Did you know that falls account for nearly one-third of all non-fatal injuries in the […]
Holidays as a Family
The Holidays: A Time of Discovery The holidays are one of the few times that we may have the opportunity to truly gather together as a family due to life’s schedules and proximity of our loved ones. For those who travel a distance to a loved one, this may be the time when you notice […]
Caregiver Spotlight: Training and Quick Thinking Saved Our Mom
For those of us that are aging in place there comes a time that having someone nearby when we’re alone provides both comfort and companionship along with piece of mind. For one of our ABC clients that piece of mind became a life changing moment when Maureen Willard, a homemaker with ABC Home Healthcare realized […]
Meals on Wheels Goes Way Beyond a Healthy Meal
For the seniors in our community and their families, this program is so much more than the meal itself. ABC’s Senior Care Coordinator, Candice Brandano stepped out of the office recently to ride along with the Minuteman Senior Services Meals on Wheels team as part of their March for Meals campaign. The Meals on Wheels […]